Light Earthquakes (M4.0-4.9)

Light earthquakes — noticeable shaking, rarely cause damage. Average ~6,200 per year worldwide.

Top Countries for M4.0-4.9

Indonesia 36,968
Japan 21,699
US 17,753
Papua New Guinea 16,055
Chile 13,768
Philippines 13,754
Russia 12,015
Tonga 10,171
Mexico 9,641
New Zealand 7,609
Magnitude Location Date & Time Depth Alert
M 4.0 Fiji region Jan 16, 2026 19:21 588.93 km
M 4.4 east of the Philippine Islands Jan 16, 2026 16:08 15.94 km
M 4.2 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 16, 2026 15:40 10.00 km
M 4.2 0 km NNW of Nayoro, Japan Jan 16, 2026 15:39 22.11 km
M 4.4 143 km N of Neiafu, Tonga Jan 16, 2026 14:51 103.95 km
M 4.2 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji Jan 16, 2026 14:05 603.39 km
M 4.3 south of the Fiji Islands Jan 16, 2026 13:20 524.46 km
M 4.6 77 km SSE of Ligayan, Philippines Jan 16, 2026 12:41 10.00 km
M 4.6 54 km E of Baculin, Philippines Jan 16, 2026 11:54 27.43 km
M 4.3 117 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 16, 2026 11:44 243.87 km
M 4.7 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Jan 16, 2026 11:15 10.00 km
M 4.5 54 km SE of Bobon, Philippines Jan 16, 2026 11:04 10.00 km
M 4.0 10 km W of Maliq, Albania Jan 16, 2026 10:28 10.00 km
M 4.4 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Jan 16, 2026 09:40 2.01 km Green
M 4.5 125 km E of Miyako, Japan Jan 16, 2026 09:04 35.00 km
M 4.5 54 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan Jan 16, 2026 08:49 19.75 km
M 4.5 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Jan 16, 2026 08:20 10.00 km
M 4.6 18 km ENE of Sama Grande, Peru Jan 16, 2026 07:34 108.78 km
M 4.7 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Jan 16, 2026 07:28 10.00 km
M 4.9 4 km WSW of Cepitá, Colombia Jan 16, 2026 07:05 177.20 km
M 4.9 5 km WSW of San Marcos, Mexico Jan 16, 2026 06:42 10.00 km
M 4.4 6 km NNE of Baculin, Philippines Jan 16, 2026 06:31 82.97 km
M 4.7 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 16, 2026 04:59 10.00 km
M 4.3 51 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina Jan 16, 2026 04:49 174.97 km
M 4.1 44 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan Jan 16, 2026 03:09 13.72 km
M 4.6 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 16, 2026 00:59 60.34 km
M 4.4 south of the Fiji Islands Jan 15, 2026 22:23 530.96 km
M 4.6 223 km NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand Jan 15, 2026 21:33 10.00 km
M 4.7 139 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines Jan 15, 2026 19:50 10.00 km
M 4.2 11 km ESE of Tauria, Peru Jan 15, 2026 18:30 87.21 km
M 4.2 36 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan Jan 15, 2026 17:58 62.81 km
M 4.1 93 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Jan 15, 2026 17:55 151.27 km
M 4.5 south of the Fiji Islands Jan 15, 2026 17:25 476.30 km
M 4.3 30 km NNE of Calama, Chile Jan 15, 2026 16:36 122.54 km
M 4.3 43 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia Jan 15, 2026 16:27 192.68 km
M 4.2 28 km SSE of Adak, Alaska Jan 15, 2026 15:50 51.73 km
M 4.5 77 km S of Dompu, Indonesia Jan 15, 2026 14:49 10.00 km
M 4.3 153 km E of Tomioka, Japan Jan 15, 2026 14:44 24.03 km
M 4.9 26 km NE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar) Jan 15, 2026 12:12 10.00 km
M 4.3 246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 15, 2026 11:40 10.00 km
M 4.0 285 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska Jan 15, 2026 10:44 32.84 km
M 4.3 256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga Jan 15, 2026 10:10 520.05 km
M 4.1 7 km WSW of Holtville, CA Jan 15, 2026 09:54 16.24 km Green
M 4.2 189 km W of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Jan 15, 2026 09:25 10.00 km
M 4.3 78 km ESE of Capo Rizzuto, Italy Jan 15, 2026 08:35 10.00 km
M 4.6 19 km W of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina Jan 15, 2026 08:30 107.69 km
M 4.4 77 km E of Capo Rizzuto, Italy Jan 15, 2026 08:14 10.00 km
M 4.1 58 km E of Gwadar, Pakistan Jan 15, 2026 08:06 10.00 km
M 4.0 65 km NNE of Pārūn, Afghanistan Jan 15, 2026 07:38 75.77 km
M 4.1 14 km S of Arad, Israel Jan 15, 2026 07:00 10.00 km